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Yunotsuru Onsen

Kumamoto · 湯の鶴温泉

Yunotsuru Onsen is a hot spring town in Kumamoto, Japan. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Minamata Station
  2. A short walk

Fly into Fukuoka. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

Sulfur spring

The water here

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

More photographs

From Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.

Things to see nearby

Kashikuri ShrineShrine · 9.1 km
Tsunagi Art MuseumArt museum · 9.5 kmNakao YamaMountain · 4.8 km
Hakozaki Hachiman ShrineShrine · 11.6 kmSashiki CastleCastle · 18.3 km

Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.

With tattoos

Many public baths still turn away visible tattoos, and the rule is set by each bath, not by the town. The reliable way round it is to bathe privately: a room with its own open-air bath, or an inn with a private bath you can book for yourselves.

Rooms with an open-air bath — KumamotoInns with a private bath — Kumamoto

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Minamata City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Yunōra OnsenKumamoto · 湯浦温泉15.3 km north
Simple spring
Yunō OnsenKagoshima · 湯之尾温泉27.3 km southeast
Bicarbonate spring
Hitoyoshi OnsenKumamoto · 人吉温泉30.8 km east
Simple springBicarbonate spring
Sendaitaki OnsenKagoshima · 川内高城温泉31 km southwest
Sulfur spring
Hinagu OnsenKumamoto · 日奈久温泉33.5 km north
Simple spring
Iriki OnsenKagoshima · 入来温泉36 km south
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

Yūdoku OnsenHokkaido · 有毒温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Bessho OnsenNagano · 別所温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Hirugami OnsenNagano · 昼神温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Kurokawa OnsenKumamoto · 黒川温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Togura-Kamiyamada OnsenNagano · 戸倉上山田温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring
Takamagahara OnsenToyama · 高天原温泉Also sulfur
Sulfur spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
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Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

32.1475, 130.4396 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.